Meeting Dr. Manmohan Singh – A Historic Moment for Akal Academy Students
A New Dawn for India in May 2004 The sweltering heat of May 2004 marked a historic transition in India’s political landscape. On May 18, 2004, India welcomed a new…
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Uttrakhand: the Switzerland of India
The enchanting land of Uttarakhand, with legends of Lord Shiva, Guru Gobind Singh and goddess Nanda Devi, has all the Himalayan assets—numerous snow-clad peaks, enchanting rivers and glacial lakes, ancient…
How much sleep do we really need?
One difference between an animal and a human being is it makes society better. A good human being engages himself in making a living to run his household and at…
Taking Care of Mother Earth
While the governments of the world move at a snail’s pace in solving the energy crisis, a grassroots conscious movement at the consumer level can turn the tide around. It…
Basic principles of Budhism
Buddhism began as a missionary religion. A few days after the first sermon, the Buddha sent his chosen converts into the world with the exhortation, “Go ye forth, O Bhikkus,…
Science and Spiritualism
Science and Spiritualism are two schools of enquiry into the ultimate truth. These appear to be diametrically opposed and apart because of their apparent techniques of investigation and enquiry and…
Historic Gurdwara Reopened at Abbotsford
The Abbotsford Sikh Temple is a one-and-one-half-storey, wood-frame vernacular structure set on a full raised basement, with a false front parapet, an upper balcony running along three of the facades,…
Alcohol and Alcoholism
All major religions prohibit alcohol consumption and yet alcohol is used and consumed all over the world as a socially acceptable drink for socializing. Its use in cooking some recipes…
Green Gurdwaras
We as a community can do an enormous part in contributing to the preservation of our planet. Our Gurus were environmentalists, and looking at the values they gave us, we…
Sant Attar Singh ji laid the foundation of Banaras University
“India is not a country of the Hindus only. It is a country of Muslims, Christians and Parsees too. The country can gain strength and develop itself only when the…